Welcome to our Wetland Webquest!



You need to use the links found on our class webquest homepage to answer the following questions.

1. What are wetlands? An area characterized by a high content of soil moisture

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2. Why are wetlands important? Wetlands are important because they help the inviorment.
3. What animals and plants are found in the wetlands? Some animals like bears, ducks

tortises,birds live in the wetlands.4. What are some causes for wetland loss?Building on coast is what destroys wetlands.
5. What are five of the animals and six of the plants in the wetlands that are endangered? Five endangered animals are bog turtle, piping plover, indian bat northeastern beach tiger beetle and dwarf wedgemussel. Six endangered plants are small whorled pogonia, swamp pink, knieshene's beaked rush, amarican chaffseed, sensative joint vetch, and seabeach amaranth.6. What can be done to protect the wetlands? What we can do to protect the wetlands are passing laws and permoting programs.
Based on what you have read, answer the following questions.
List the 3 conditions that determine if an area is considered a wetland.

1.If it is a wetland it will have a swamp
2.It will have dangerous animals
3.It will have dangerous plantsList some (at least four of each) plants and animals found in the New Jersey wetlands.
Plants:

Animals
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Why are wetlands important to humans? to wildlife? to the environment?

What factors contribute to the loss of wetlands? Humans pollute the air with thus taking away habitate and life.

What are some things that middle school students can do to help protect wetland areas?
Do not let any body near the wetlands with a deadly weapon.